233No contribution from workers

233 No contribution from workers

233 No contribution from workers

(cf 1926 s 48; 1987 s 271)

(1) An employer must not, directly or indirectly, take or receive any money from a worker, whether by way of deduction from wages or otherwise, in respect of any liability under this Act (including under the 1987 Act or the former 1926 Act).

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(2) Any money so taken or received from a worker, whether with the consent of the worker or not, may be recovered by the worker as a debt from the employer, or from the person who took or received it.

(3) To avoid doubt, a reference in this section to a liability under this Act includes a reference to a liability to pay a premium for a policy of insurance.

s 233: Am 2000 No 87, Sch 18.